Cassoulet

There are a lot of recipes for cassoulet here in the southwest of France. Castelnaudary, Carcassonne or Toulouse fight for the crown of the best recipe or the most original one. Cassoulet is a hearty dish and meant for winter, but restaurants here serve it to tourists in the summer when a lighter diet mayRead More

The winter season is a good period for hearty bean dishes and European culture counts a number of such traditional recipes. I often go to the south-west of France and have come to know quite a bit about the local ‘cassoulet’ with several towns still fighting over the “real” recipe. Cassoulet, like sauerkraut, was aRead More

What’s cooking?

Food is more than fuel for the body. Food is a source of pleasure.

Fresh ingredients and a bit of skill is all you need to cook with the seasons and serve up friendship and love.

Food is culture, food is important. Food can cause or cure ailments. Enjoy what you eat and drink and think about it, where it came from and what it dies to you. Here you will find some ideas and tips about tasty and healthy cooking with locally sourced ingredients in south-west France.